GitHub Trending — 2026-08-23
TL;DR
AI coding agents and agent tooling dominate again: OpenAI's terminal coding agent Codex leads the pack, and multiple entries revolve around Claude Code skills, harnesses, and agent orchestration. Rust and Shell show up heavily for systems/CLI tools, alongside a strong local-first/privacy thread (no telemetry, local memory, append-only logs) running through several of today's repos.
Top 10
1. openai/codex (+2,729 stars today)
OpenAI's lightweight coding agent that runs directly in your terminal, continuing its rapid climb as a go-to CLI coding assistant.
2. freestylefly/awesome-gpt-image-2 (+440 stars today)
A curated collection of 470+ prompt engineering examples and 20+ industrial templates for GPT-Image2, aimed at getting better results from image-generation prompts.
3. mattpocock/skills (+2,448 stars today)
Matt Pocock's personal collection of "skills" for AI coding agents, pulled straight from his own .agents directory and installable via the Claude Code plugin marketplace or npx.
4. basecamp/omarchy (+814 stars today)
Basecamp's opinionated, beautifully configured Linux setup, aimed at developers who want a modern desktop out of the box without assembling it themselves.
5. AprilNEA/OpenLogi (+1,008 stars today)
A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+ written in Rust — remaps buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++ with no account and no telemetry.
6. block/buzz (+349 stars today)
A "hive mind" communication platform from Block, written in Rust, for coordinating distributed agents or teams.
7. apache/maka (+49 stars today)
An Apache Software Foundation incubating project: a local-first AI agent workspace that records messages, tool calls, results, and permission decisions as an append-only log.
8. Alishahryar1/free-claude-code (+1,040 stars today)
Gives free access to Claude Code, Codex, and other coding models through a unified interface backed by 1.3B+ complimentary tokens across 49+ providers.
9. tinyhumansai/openhuman (+106 stars today)
A personal AI intelligence system built around local-first memory, agent-fleet orchestration, and deep research capabilities.
10. affaan-m/ECC (+427 stars today)
An agent-harness performance optimization system covering skills, instincts, memory, and security for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and similar editors.
Table
| # | Repository | Language | Stars | Stars today | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | openai/codex | Rust | 115,095 | +2,729 | Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal |
| 2 | freestylefly/awesome-gpt-image-2 | JavaScript | 12,656 | +440 | Collection of 470+ prompt engineering examples and 20+ industrial templates for GPT-Image2 |
| 3 | mattpocock/skills | Shell | 233,769 | +2,448 | Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory |
| 4 | basecamp/omarchy | Shell | 29,061 | +814 | Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux |
| 5 | AprilNEA/OpenLogi | Rust | 14,870 | +1,008 | A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+, written in Rust - remap buttons, DPI, and SmartShift over HID++. No account, no telemetry. |
| 6 | block/buzz | Rust | 30,066 | +349 | A hive mind communication platform |
| 7 | apache/maka | TypeScript | 2,323 | +49 | A local-first AI agent workspace. Model messages, tool calls, tool results, permission decisions, and termination events are recorded as an append-only log. |
| 8 | Alishahryar1/free-claude-code | Python | 47,913 | +1,040 | Access Claude Code, Codex, and other models for free with 1.3B+ complimentary tokens |
| 9 | tinyhumansai/openhuman | Rust | 36,698 | +106 | Personal AI intelligence system featuring local memory, agent orchestration, and research capabilities |
| 10 | affaan-m/ECC | JavaScript | 242,526 | +427 | The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond. |